How to Use the FaraidHub Calculator: Complete Step-by-Step Guide

The FaraidHub Faraid calculator performs a complete Islamic inheritance calculation in minutes. It handles all four madhabs, applies blocking rules (Hajb) automatically, calculates Awl and Radd where applicable, and generates a downloadable PDF report with a full calculation trace. This guide walks through every step of the calculator so you know exactly what to enter and what each result means.

Before You Start: What You Need

The calculator requires two pieces of information: the estate value and the list of surviving heirs. Prepare the following before opening the calculator:

• The net estate value — gross assets minus funeral costs, all debts, and any wasiyyah amount. If you are not sure how to calculate the net estate, see our guide on what is paid before inheritance.
• The madhab of the deceased — Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, or Hanbali.
• The gender of the deceased — this determines which spousal shares apply.
• The list of surviving heirs — who was alive at the moment of death. Not who you think should inherit, but who legally survives according to Islamic law.

Step 1: Estate Settings

Open the FaraidHub calculator and begin with the Estate Settings panel. Enter the name of the deceased — this appears on the PDF report header and has no effect on the calculation. Then select the gender of the deceased: male or female. This is critical because the spousal shares differ — a surviving husband receives 1/4 or 1/2, while a surviving wife (or wives) collectively receive 1/8 or 1/4.

Next, select your madhab. If you are unsure which madhab the deceased followed, Hanafi is the most widely followed globally, but select the one that most accurately reflects the deceased's practice and community. The madhab affects the grandfather-sibling interaction, Radd to the spouse (Maliki only), and Dhawul Arham inheritance (Hanafi and Hanbali). Finally, select the currency — the calculator will auto-detect your location, but you can change it manually.

Step 2: Enter Asset Values

The calculator asks for the net estate value — the amount available for Faraid distribution after all debts, funeral costs, and wasiyyah have been deducted. Enter this as a single figure. You do not need to itemise individual assets at this stage. If you want to show the deduction workings on the PDF report, there is an optional breakdown section where you can enter the gross estate and individual deductions separately.

Common mistakes at this step: entering the gross estate value instead of the net estate (the most frequent error — inflates every heir's share); forgetting to deduct the outstanding home loan balance from property values; and not including unpaid mahr as a debt deduction. If in doubt, see our detailed guide on what is paid before inheritance.

Step 3: Adding Heirs

This is the most important step. For each surviving heir, select their relationship to the deceased from the dropdown and enter their name for the PDF report. The calculator accepts all standard Faraid heirs: spouse, sons, daughters, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, full brothers, full sisters, paternal half-brothers, paternal half-sisters, uterine brothers, and uterine sisters.

Key rules for this step:

• Only add heirs who were alive at the moment of death. An heir who died before the deceased does not inherit and should not be entered.
• Multiple wives share one spousal portion. If the deceased had two wives, add both — the calculator divides the spousal share equally between them.
• Do not add non-Muslim relatives. Non-Muslims do not inherit under Faraid. They may receive a wasiyyah bequest (which is deducted before the calculation), but they are not Faraid heirs.
• Add all heirs, not just the ones you expect to inherit. The calculator applies blocking rules automatically — if an heir is blocked by another, their share will show as zero. Let the calculator determine this rather than pre-filtering yourself.

Step 4: Reading Your Results

Once all heirs are entered, the calculator displays the distribution table immediately. Each heir is shown with: their Quranic basis (which fraction or residuary entitlement they receive), their fractional share of the net estate, and their monetary amount. Heirs blocked by others show a zero share with the blocking rule identified.

If Awl applies (fixed shares exceed the estate), the calculator displays a note explaining that proportional reduction has been applied and shows both the original and adjusted fractions. If Radd applies (surplus with no Asabah heir), the calculator shows the return allocation and — for Maliki estates — whether the spouse participates.

Step 5: Downloading the PDF Report

The PDF report button generates a print-quality document containing: the estate summary (gross estate, deductions, net estate), the complete heir list with each share in both fraction and monetary form, the Quranic basis for each share, any blocking rules applied, and the calculation trace showing Awl or Radd workings if applicable. This report can be shared with the executor, the family, an attorney, or a scholar for review.

The PDF is generated entirely in the browser — no data is sent to a server, and nothing is stored. Each calculation is private and local to your device.

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